If these chemicals are
             out of balance, mood swings and irritability can occur, but can
             be easily prevented with simple changes to a person's diet. It
             is ideal to have the ratio of inhibitory modulating amines
             (dopamine and phenylethylamin) greater than that of the
             excitatory amines (norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin)
             (Flanagan 2). By using foods, these peptides can be controlled
             and used to benefit one's mood and mental performance.
             Research has shown that the protein, fats, and carbohydrates
             a person consumes has an immediate and profound impact on their
             A child who comes home, has potato chips and Coke in the
             afternoon, pizza with little or no cheese on it for dinner
             and ice cream for dessert has been priming himself with
             carbohydrates for several hours. When it comes time to do
             homework, that child will [have difficulty] because of
             sleepiness and lethargy. As quoted in Jean Carper's The Food
             Pharmacy from Judith Wurtman, a researcher at MIT.
             Though carbohydrates are necessary for stamina because of
             their complexity, eating too much of them on an empty stomach
             produces neurotransmitters such as serotonin. Serotonin can
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